Singoli

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| settlement_type = Tehsil

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| subdivision_name1 = Madhya Pradesh

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Neemuch

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| elevation_m = 363

| population_total = 8307

| population_as_of = 2001

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| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 458228

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| area_code = 917420

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Singoli is a block and a nagar panchayat in Neemuch district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Geography

Singoli is located at {{coord|24.97|N|75.3|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Singoli.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Singoli] It has an average elevation of 363 metres (1,190 feet). Singoli is located at the border of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

History

In 1336, Singoli was the site of a battle between the Rajput Rana of Mewar Hammir Singh and the Tughlaq Army, in which Hammir Singh defeated the Tughlaq army and Muhammad bin Tughluq was taken prisoner.{{cite book |title=The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Delhi Sultanate |edition=2nd |editor=R. C. Majumdar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XKVFAQAAMAAJ |year=1960 |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |page=70}}

Demographics

{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Singoli had a population of 8,307 but now it is more than that this figure. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Singoli has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 53%. In Singoli, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Singoli has two higher secondary schools in Hindi named Government Boys and Girls High Secondary School and Saraswati shishu mandir respectively.

References

Category:Cities and towns in Neemuch district

Category:Neemuch